Become a Change LeaderWritten by Joel Garfinkle
One certainty in life is that future holds unpredictable changes. We all start each day with a degree of uncertainty and lessons and opportunities that life brings to us aren't always welcome.Even though unpredictability is an inevitable part of life, most of us are afraid to make changes. It's never easy! Change forces us to take risks, become vulnerable, and open ourselves to unknown. But if you rise above fear, you can begin to change as a good experience. Beyond every corner is an exciting, new opportunity waiting to be discovered. The lesson I've learned from working with career transition clients is that they embrace change. They might be scared, but comfort of doing work that doesn't fully satisfy them takes a back seat to dream of having ideal work. If it were easy to find a dream job, then everyone would love their work, feel excited about starting there workday and energized at end of it. This is not case for vast majority of people: research has shown that 9 out of 10 people aren't happy at their work. Thus, if you wish to have work that is different from what you are currently doing, you'll have to make a change! How do you make a change, when you might have mortgages, kids, busy careers and many things to do throughout your days, weeks and months? In order to make a change, you must lead your own change. This is done by becoming what I call a change leader. Every great leader has one thing in common. They recognize someone must take charge and make decisions. Strategy is planned and a course of action is begun to achieve change because of that person. It's essential to your future to become your own change leader.
| | Dealing With CriticsWritten by Jonathan R Taylor
It seems there is never a shortage of critics around for those who are pursuing their dreams. When faced with critics, I am reminded many times of how crabs react to one another when one is trying to escape confines of a bucket. Just as crab is about to pull himself over rim of bucket to freedom, one of others will pull him back down. In same way, there are people who constantly try to pull us back down to level of mediocrity by criticizing our dreams and goals for future.One of most effective ways to deal with negativity is to avoid it altogether. If we constantly surround ourselves with people who criticize our plans, then it's very easy to get discouraged. Next, do plenty of research to find out every possible challenge you might face along way. Remember, we don't want to fall prey to negativity, but we must also be very realistic in determining obstacles we might face along way. If we desire to start a business, we need to do market research to find out if there is a need for our product or service Lastly, you must have a solid game plan in place for accomplishing your goals. Remember, a dream without a plan is just a dream. It seems that everyone has a dream, but most people aren't willing to put a plan behind their dream. Someone once said, "Success is when preparation meets opportunity."
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